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Last Days of Life (PDQ®)

Health Professional Version
Last Modified: 06/30/2011

Changes to This Summary (06/30/2011)

The PDQ cancer information summaries are reviewed regularly and updated as new information becomes available. This section describes the latest changes made to this summary as of the date above.

Overview 1

Updated statistics 2 on hospice care.

Table of Links

1http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/pdq/supportivecare/lasthours/healthprofessio
nal/#Section_1
2http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/pdq/supportivecare/lasthours/healthprofessio
nal/#Section_145